Beneath the Surface

Beneath the Surface is the sequel to The Watertower, the book that introduced the small town of Preston and the old watertower standing outside it. In that first story, Bubba and Spike go to the tower to play and swim, and something lurks in its deep waters while the townspeople begin to change.

In this follow-up, Spike has grown up and become a doctor of science. He returns to Preston to uncover the mystery and find an explanation for the nightmares that haunt him. The mist lifts the moment he steps through, and at the summit he sees the watertower, which is what he came for. What he finds there will change his life forever.

The Watertower won the 1995 CBC Book of the Year Award. Beneath the Surface is its long-awaited sequel, written by Gary Crew.